Searchlights

10-14-08, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

And as far as I know, it is not possible to shoot out the searchlights on aircraft. I have a suspicions that planes are a single model and do not contain destructible parts.

Nope.
Aircraft are multi objects as are ships.

And the Lights are assigned just as search lites on ships.
But hitting JUST the light?
Heck!!
If you hit it you take out a wing!!

Ping Panther · 10-15-08, 09:11 AM

I would like to know how so many DD's seem to be so good at pointing their searchlights at your u-boat location while submerged. And, how effective would a searchlight have been to see a u-boat underwater in the Atlantic? I could imagine at periscope depths there may be a chance to spot something in RL, but I've been down to 100m+ and it seems like they are still spotting me.

meduza · 10-15-08, 09:37 AM

When you're submerged, they don't spot you with the searchlight, but with hydrophones and asdic.

10-15-08, 09:37 AM	#3
meduza Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: on patrol Posts: 1,035 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	When you're submerged, they don't spot you with the searchlight, but with hydrophones and asdic. __________________

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10-15-08, 09:11 AM	#2
Ping Panther Lieutenant Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: the armpit of the Mid-Atlantic / Quadrant CA42 Posts: 262 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I would like to know how so many DD's seem to be so good at pointing their searchlights at your u-boat location while submerged. And, how effective would a searchlight have been to see a u-boat underwater in the Atlantic? I could imagine at periscope depths there may be a chance to spot something in RL, but I've been down to 100m+ and it seems like they are still spotting me.